cbuddha

I work at a Rajabhat, but the same goes for other universities/schools I have seen: Every couple weeks we get an announcement from higher up about whether on-site classes will resume in the next two weeks or not. So now we will wait around another week to get the announcement for November 1. Our particular university will be on break then, so even if on-site classes were allowed by the government, we probably wouldn't teach in person until the start of the second term of 2021 (yet unannounced). Another big factor is vaccination, since right now, the great majority of students have yet to get their first jab.

It seems you can buy directly from the bangkokbobs dot com website, but I didn't see cuts as cheap as the ones mentioned in this thread.

Regarding the yellowish tint, I experienced the same this year when Windows Update inexplicably updated my monitor driver on my desktop PC. You might check yours in device manager or through the display control panel. This doesn't explain task bar color, though. The only time I've experienced that was when my Windows activation went wonky and the theme was reset. That was some years back, though, and might not have been Windows 10.

1 hour ago, Burma Bill said:

Brilliant, but why do school officials wear military style uniforms like those worn by employees in the Provincial Water and Electricity Offices?

That's because they are all civil servants.

Hello all! I'm studying at Rajabhat Maha Sarakham University and writing my master's thesis on Thai nicknames. So far, I've collected around 800 responses from local parents and teachers about their kids' nicknames (including some unique ones like "Refill," "Gmail," and, "Helicopter"). My next step is to survey native English speakers' thoughts on some of those names. To that end, I'd like to ask you to fill out my survey if you can spare the time... It should take about 5 or 10 minutes. Thank you in advance!
 

<<<< Link to external survey removed >>>>

Again, thanks for your time, and please feel free to forward the survey to your friends!!

To the OP, I would go by what others have said above.

That said, I saw something related on the bottom of a receipt I got when changing dollars to baht at an SCB Bank kiosk at Suvarnabhumi earlier this month. Note: The baht amount listed seems to be missing a "0."

Where is the best place to buy Neo? A lot of people recommended Binance, but they seem to be closed to new registrations.

Din Tai Fung in Central World (Bangkok) is the best dim sum I've had in Thailand, period. This is a plate of their special steamed dumplings with soup inside.

4 hours ago, Cereal said:

I think you're correct. There was an ad in the Vientiane Times this week for the New GR5 for 990,000 lip with extras. That is cheap less than $120.

Wow, at those prices, it's even worth upgrading from the old model - the new camera and extra RAM alone put it on a different level. I played with my friend's older model GR5 this week and the performance difference was noticeable.

As far as prices in Thailand, independent shops (in Issan) were discounting the GR5 2017 as low as 8,300 baht (with freebies) at the beginning of February, so it should be even cheaper in big cities.

On 2/14/2017 at 8:43 PM, Cereal said:

I've owned a Huawei GR5 for 7 months now and it is every bit as good as my previous Samsung with specs as good or better and a larger screen with better camera. Totally recommend it.

 

However, 9000 Baht is insane. I live in Laos and they're brand new here with extras (mine came with an extra SIM card and 6 months free calling and internet) for 1.2 million Kip. That's less than US$ 150.00. They were on sale here a couple of months ago for slightly less with a better bonus package.

You probably have the older version, which most say was also a great phone. GR5 2017 came out last month with many upgrades.

There are a lot of these signs up here in Issan, and they generally apply to the whole street, so it can be cleaned.

Day off for Thai bashing, looks like it's the Japanese's turn, albeit in tragic circumstances.

Thank god it was a Jap. Delayed justice in my opinion !

Never too late to show your racism, eh?

"Jap" is an ethnic slur, whether you think it's justified or not.

Any moderators willing to do the right thing?

Thanks.

Oh what a goody-two-shoes you are.

"Jap" are the first letters of Japan

"Brit" are the first letters of Britain.

Are you going into bat for the British posters?

No……thought not.

No, because I don't usually find the term offensive and didn't even notice it in this thread. I do find "Jap" offensive, as it is a racist slur.

Please stop defending racism.

Day off for Thai bashing, looks like it's the Japanese's turn, albeit in tragic circumstances.

Thank god it was a Jap. Delayed justice in my opinion !

Never too late to show your racism, eh?

"Jap" is an ethnic slur, whether you think it's justified or not.

Any moderators willing to do the right thing?

Thanks.

This article about companies employing Thai teachers to pose as foreigners made the rounds a few months ago:

http://www.khaosodenglish.com/detail.php?newsid=1454995350

I've been using the Wiko Pulp for a few weeks now, and I'm very happy with it - I went from a Zenfone 5 to this. It fully addresses my two pet peeves with the Zen 5, which were non-removable (and small capacity) battery as well as mediocre camera/video. I was going to upgrade to a newer Asus, but I'm happy I went with this instead. Some highlights: Dual sim, HD video, Octa Core 1.4GHZ (low power Quad Core + high power Quad Core for battery conservation), 10 day standby time, latest Lollipop updates. I charge it every other day with normal usage (whereas the Zen 5 often did not last all day).

Someone who posted earlier got it cheaper than me, in my area (Maha Sarakham) it is marked at just under 4,000 baht. Bargaining brought it down to 3,700 baht with case and protective film, but I had to change the free film for a better glass one because of sensitivity issues (the cheap film made it too sensitive, maybe due to static electricity).

In a word: Wiko!

Good post!

Our town is being built up very quickly.

BTW, it's "Sarakham" with an "m".

Cheers.

The Faculty of Dentistry at Khon Kaen University can do all of that. Many of the dentists there also run their own clinics, some of which specialize in their own areas.

I left my car there two times last year - once for a single night and once for three nights. Before doing so, I asked a former student who works there at the Air Asia counter if it was OK, and she said that people do it all the time (note: This makes it neither legal nor officially approved, just good enough for me). When I went, there was a guard in the parking lot. I asked him if I could leave my car there for a few days, and he said to make sure I parked under one of the lights.

If there isn't a guard in the lot anymore, I might be a little more wary of leaving a car there, but I personally don't think it's a high risk place for theft ... It's more of a place I'd worry about getting scraped by another car, attacked by wandering night cows, or abducted by aliens - it's got that special "where the hell are we" vibe, especially the first time you drive down that loooong tree-lined road from the highway.

The first generation of these devices employed a manual switch, but later ones automatically sense the level of ethanol in your gas tank and automatically adjust.

I have a few friends with the sugar flex or similar devices (Chevy Aveo, Toyota Vios, and Mazda 3) who both use it with no complaints except that E10 prices have dropped so low recently, the benefits of using e85 are not as great anymore.

I'm curious about your point about the X-Trail being too much baht for too little SUV. Well that's the nub of buying cars in Thailand...I like the X3 maybe better than the X-Trail but it is too little SUV for over twice the price of the X-Trail. That's the rotten deal we all face when buying in Thailand and it sucks but it's not going to change so one just has to suck it up and try to pay the least for the most car. I agree with you that it is the best SUV for the money on the Thai market at this time when one factors in both styling, features, and price. As you say you wouldn't pay 1.5M for the top spec model X-Trail, what other available SUV would you buy in Thailand then...or would you buy none at all? Sure the top spec model costs 40% more than it would in the USA but that's still better than the 100% price differential on the BMW. And for one's 1.5M you get allot of SUV for Thailand and that's the reason that I'll probably spring for the top model in white with black interior in the next couple weeks.

I don't think our viewpoints are very different at all; I don't really disagree with anything you wrote.

When I wrote this, I had simply become disenchanted with the car because it cost so much... I really did love it and toyed with the idea of buying it for a day or two, but couldn't justify it in the end - the payments would have been the same as our mortgage and it just seemed insane when put in that perspective. Also, I couldn't help but compare the specs and price with that of the US/Japan models even though I try not to do that.

If the top model was diesel with all the airbags, who knows, I might have pulled the trigger... But it would not have been a smart purchase for us because we couldn't really afford it.

As it is, I've decided to go another route: A used eco car for daily driving around town (just purchased a 2014 Mazda 2 sedan with 10,000km for 330,000 baht for this purpose), and something else for road trips/hauling stuff (looking at a 2012 Navara King Cab with 25,000km for 400,000 baht). The purchasing method of buy new Toyota --> drive for 2/3 years --> trade in for new model seems to be no longer sustainable. I am going to buy cheap used cars (right now there is a glut of cars from the first car scheme that are REALLY CHEAP - hence my eco car purchase) and drive them until they are no longer coverable with first class insurance. The used car market is really changing here, and I intend to exploit this because I'VE BEEN PRICED OUT OF THE NEW SUV MARKET.

My main issue with this car is price - 1.55 million baht is just too much for what it is.

I agree with others, good review cbuddha

The only thing I have the mention though is the line I've quoted - if you compare it to the X-Trail's segment, it's actually priced competitively:

Honda CR-V EL: 1.58M

Craptiva LTZ: 1.58M

Mazda CX-5 2.5S: 1.44M (XDL: 1.67M)

Gone are the days when the top spec CR-V was 1.3M or even further back, 1.1M Baht

Maybe it's more a case of this isn't the right segment for you? Even then, if you were to put it up against the 2.5G Camry (1.509M) or Nissan's own 2.5XV Teana (1.57M) It still looks pretty good (and even better from some POV's).

Absolutely true. I can't afford the segment, but the cars there are what I want for my family.

Should have a diesel option imo

It would be nice to at least have a choice. But considering that the diesel option is usually significantly more expensive plus the new diesel price hikes, I'm not so sure it would be viable. 11 kilometers/liter on e20 isn't too bad, all things considered (it's the 1.5 mil it takes to achieve it that hurts!)

Just came back from the test drive.

Short verdict: No.

This is my favorite SUV on the market right now. The looks are acceptable, the options are top level for the Thai market, and most importantly, it handles well for an SUV. I might even get used to the CVT. The acceleration is a bit pokey and strained (see CVT), but OK. The odometer had 800km on it, the trip computer read 11km/liter and the salesman it had been 12km/l until some guy drove it 180kph during a test drive yesterday (but at least he bought one hehheh). He said it was currently running on E20.

My main issue with this car is price - 1.55 million baht is just too much for what it is. If I'm going to spend that much, I want a car I really love... At the end of the day, I just like it (a lot). If it were priced about 200,000 cheaper, I probably would have bought one (in silver or black) today.

BTW I've seen it now in two colors. The test car is white, and I hate Nissan's pearl white - it seems to yellow very quickly here. They also had a new very dark metallic green one in the showroom. I would guess this color is for people who secretly like black but want to seem more daring than the typical buyer of a 1.55 million baht family car.

Checked out a top spec one (2.5l 4wd) in white at my friend's dealer here in Sarakham last Friday. I was also hoping there would be a diesel, but will check out the mileage on the trip computer when I go for a test drive this week (it wasn't insured last week). I'm trading up from a 3,000cc Cefiro Brougham, so it was nice seeing similar comforts like nice leather, electronic seat controls, touch screen navigation, and other small touches. Also need to check again about any possible problems on the net - it's a bit more than we want to spend, but my wife really likes it. I will update here again after the test drive.

Also need to sell our Cefiro, I guess. Anybody want to buy a fast black sedan?